Pokémon is starting to dominate…
Now that the latest sales numbers are in, it is time to bid “Sayonara” to Splatoon 2 as it has finally been kicked off Nintendo’s 10 Top Sellers list for the Nintendo Switch.
Ring Fit Adventure is just managing to hang in there, but with sales figures for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl in, the Sinnoh based remakes have managed to steal a spot for themselves and push Ring Fit Adventure into tenth. For the complete list, we have that information here:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 43.35 million
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 37.62 million
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 27.40 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 25.80 million
- Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield – 23.90 million
- Super Mario Odyssey – 23.02 million
- Super Mario Party – 17.39 million
- Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – 14.33 million
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Pokémon Shining Pearl – 13.97 million
- Ring Fit Adventure – 13.53 million
Other games Nintendo provided updated overall sales figures include:
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 12.72 million
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 11.04 million
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 8.85 million
- Mario Party Superstars – 5.43 million.
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 3.85 million
- Metroid Dread – 2.74 million
- New Pokémon Snap – 2.36 million
- Mario Golf: Super Rush – 2.26 million
- Miitopia – 1.63 million
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 1.28 million
- WarioWare: Get it Together! – 1.24 million
- Game Builder Garage – 1.01 million
Although not included in the list above, we also have a look at the first sales numbers for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. In Japan, first week physical sales of the game are reported at 1,425,000. A higher number than the 1,3696,000 sales that Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl managed to pull if it it’s first week of sale.
With such a promising line-up already, it would be interesting to see if any of 2022’s upcoming games has a chance of taking a Top 10 placement.
The Biggest Upcoming Switch Exclusives for 2022:
- TRIANGLE STRATEGY (2022) – Release Date: Mar 4, 2022
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) – Release Date: Mar 25, 2022
- Advanced Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (2022) – Release Date: Spring 2022
- MONSTER HUNTER RISE: SUNBREAK (2022) – Release Date: Summer 2022
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) – Release Date: 2022
- Splatoon 3 (2022) – Release Date: 2022
- Bayonetta 3 (2022) – Release Date: 2022
- The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2022) – Release Date: 2022
Source: Nintendo
